Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 88*
A Meissen part service, circa 1755
Amended
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A Meissen part service, circa 1755
Of quatrelobe form, finely painted with landscape vignettes depicting three putti at play and scattered flowers, the rims with gilt borders of entwined lines enclosing oval trellis panels, the covers with flower finials, comprising:
a silver-mounted oval tea urn and cover on three gilt-edged scroll feet entwined with flowering branches and mounted with a tap;
a silver-mounted tea cannister and cover;
a sugar bowl and cover;
a teacup and saucer, the tea urn: 16.5cm high, gilt numeral 4. to all crossed swords marks in blue and underglaze-blue (8)
a silver-mounted oval tea urn and cover on three gilt-edged scroll feet entwined with flowering branches and mounted with a tap;
a silver-mounted tea cannister and cover;
a sugar bowl and cover;
a teacup and saucer, the tea urn: 16.5cm high, gilt numeral 4. to all crossed swords marks in blue and underglaze-blue (8)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Anon. sale, Sotheby's Zürich, 1 June 1994, lots 106-109
Saleroom notices
Please note one section of the tea urn cover is professionally restuck. A detailed condition report is available online.
